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Richard Dougherty

@rhdphd.bsky.social
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Improving access to mental health and social justice for disabled and disenfranchised people here and in the global south. Promoting cooperative enterprise, village banking, belonging, and mutual support. Retired in Boston; Nova Scotia roots.

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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I’m ok with it but can we teach MAGA men to clean up after themselves and not dribble their excess testosterone on the seat ?
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Filming this so that men can see how to have this conversation with boys is so important. Thanks.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ok. Who is that guy walking back and forth behind her? Lunacy in tongues. Unreal
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
THIS is the power of grass roots movements everywhere. In politics, in healthcare, in community development, in addiction recovery and in our collective mental health. Great post.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New England is happy to join South Canada.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
this can’t be real… With all the challenges we have in governing our country, why the hell are all of our congressional leaders and media wasting time on these childish rants by our insane president?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
George Orwell is rolling in his grave right now. Representative Jim Himes
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
They follow the Reagan doctrine of cutting taxes to “starve the beast” as if that alone will force cuts in social programs.
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Anik 🇨🇦🐸 @anik1968.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It's scary that no one is starting Impeachment procedures when the President of the USA says he stands with North Korea. Wake up USA he will kill us all.
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Chelsi B Blue Crew for Democracy @chelsib.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
he did this so people would blame the democrates.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s mind blowing to me that with all the grift Thumper and family have done in crypto, Gaza, Venezuela and from “donors” in private meetings at Mar A Lago that our legislative leaders could even consider shielding him from IRS audit. The fact he wants it at all is a tell… Scum.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Only congress and the Courts can stop this by overturning Citizens United, taxing and redistributing wealth to promote social supports, public health, and communities.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
How can we stop? The self loathing, abusive man some call Mr President. Is dragging us all down at a scale I never would have thought possible. Money has corrupted everything around him…his children, his friends, the GOP and our White House.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
YES! Especially you Wolf, when he continued his constant assault on your extraordinary colleague, Caitlin, sitting at your table. SHAME.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The big problem is that far too many skilled and experienced public servants do not want to be forced to raise the funds required and exposed to the intense public scrutiny and assault.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Unreal. They are all filth.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thank you Ed. But where have you been?
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Making sure there is no evidence
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
They won because the elections were rigged?
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
He has never made a dime that he didn’t borrow first.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Citizens United confounded free speech with free money. Since 2010 our political system has been flooded with money to purchase unrelenting ads and sell free speech shielded lies to the American people. THIS is the result.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Goosebumps.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We need to fund and support habilitative strategies for cognitive development and remediation. Anyone caring for someone with dementia knows the emotional toll that cognitive dysfunction creates. Same for ADHD, ASD, TBI, Trauma…. We can’t mask the emotion without addressing the cognitive cause.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: “The US government's conduct as World Cup host follows its familiar foreign policy: bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles, and cheating. “This is their MAGA playbook. Iran rejects such games. We stand firmly for our rights.”
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We have been so eager for GOP resistance that we are recruiting paramilitary style democrats to run. A large number of them abusers too. There are not enough democracy evangelists like Talarico.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our employer driven model of healthcare here in the US is increasingly unaffordable for employers and employees. Employers use good coverage to recruit. Small employers have had to subsidize employee premiums on the ACA marketplace. The only viable alternative is Medicare for all. Socialism?
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rebeccaco @rebeccaco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Heather Cox Richardson is from Maine!!
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Look at the impact of deductibles on the people who are not chronically or acutely ill. They don't get services if they don't have to.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
VOLUNTEER: Senator Collins, I just really wanted to thank you for standing with Trump when it really counts. SUSAN COLLINS: Thank you. CROWD MEMBER: Stay strong
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Unless (X-Y) funds an staff for operations support, marketing, employee benefits etc. and reinvestment. Employees must see value and feel they have voice and equal opportunity. Sounds like you've had some bad employers. Sorry. I always worked for myself I guess for what may be the same reasons.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Theft is not the same as returns on investment. But the constant need for high returns leads to theft.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Because they have been fed the lies from health insurers, medical associations and contractors, all who stand to profit from Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Won’t it be tied up in appeals?
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I still think this is one of the most egregious acts of Treason ever committed….
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Everyone knows it only has to sound to someone like the truth. They share. It goes viral. Now it’s the truth.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
True words…”process is the punishment “
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Maybe not, but it will address a lot of social inequities that exist now.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Monopolizing unregulated communications for knowledge control. Any accountability for telling lies on publicly licensed media? We don’t know what a lie is….
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Blue Dot of Omaha @omahabluedot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Americans should be ashamed that we’ve NORMALIZED CORRUPTION.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
He probably has staff compile the list and keep a running scorecard.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? Inside the Campaign Working to Make It Happen latenighter.com/news/stephen...
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Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? The Campaign to Make It Happen - LateNighter
Stephen Colbert has only been off CBS for a week, but he's already being drafted for a new job: saving PBS.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
You can’t make this up … can you?
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Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Handwriting isn’t just “slower typing.” EEG studies show writing by hand recruits broader sensorimotor, visual, memory, and attentional networks than typing the same words. The brain learns through movement too, not only through information. 🧠✍️ #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #EEG #words
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Fuck this. #fuck
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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
True, but just TRY to get something like this past the GOP.
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Music, rhythms, and words in song. Bruce’s music like so many others makes us feel it. Music mobilizes us to action and deep emotion. Anger at injustice, love for each other. We need both in our insurrection and at the voters boxes. Keep it up Bruce!
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Richard Dougherty @rhdphd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Safer for birds?
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